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Despite its flaws, the American electoral system has produced Lincoln, the two Roosevelts, and Harry Truman. — Robert Dallek
Despite the rigid classicism of the famous Paris Opera school and company, the French have done more than their share to unmoor la Danse from… — Robert Gottlieb
Despite outsiders being invited to write software, the iPhone thus remains tightly tethered to its vendor - the way that the Kindle is controlled by… — Jonathan Zittrain
Enron had already collapsed and filed for bankruptcy protection by the beginning of 2002. But despite complaints from short sellers that corporations had used accounting… — Alex Berenson
I think that having a job in journalism, despite all of the changes, is still a fantastic way to be - make a living observing… — Ellen Goodman
For decades, Saddam and his Sunni minority had imposed their will on Iraq, carrying on a 14-century tradition of Sunnis controlling Mesopotamia despite a Shiite… — Richard Engel
The U.S. spent billions of dollars to build a secular, professional national Iraqi army but failed because, despite all the U.S.-supplied guns, tanks and planes,… — Richard Engel
Despite being in public life, I value my own privacy immensely and would be as concerned as anyone else if I thought my mobile phone… — David Blunkett
I loved Internet businesses, having built and sold one. And I loved the financial business, despite the fact that it was almost all a scam. — James Altucher
The culmination of a long struggle was 2013, which could clearly be labeled the Year of the Gay. State after state had legalized gay marriage,… — Edmund White
The greatest heroes of the Normandy battlefield were the unarmed medics, whom snipers often shot at despite their Red Cross armbands. — Antony Beevor
U.S. failures when it comes to the Gulf of Guinea are many: a failure to address the longstanding concerns of a government watchdog agency, a… — Nick Turse
My mother made me take piano lessons, and because I am her oldest and she had not yet been worn down by the task of… — Sheri L. Dew
Despite global economic concerns, other nations are continuing to push forward and invest in their space capabilities. A U.S. withdrawal from the industry will only… — Nick Lampson
It is wonderful to contemplate how the planetary forces balance each other so perfectly that universal equilibrium is maintained despite the disturbances of the 1,500… — Max Heindel
Despite the strength of the feminist movement in the 1970s and beyond, a fable has persisted that educated women are rejected as marriage partners. — Karen DeCrow
Despite my so-so-experience with the iPhone, I do love its touchscreen technology, a feature I miss with my standard-issue BlackBerry. — Kara Swisher
The public schools I attended were dominated by athletics and rarely inspiring intellectually, but I enjoyed a small circle of interesting friends despite my ineptitude… — Harold E. Varmus
Just after graduation in 1966, like many of my contemporaries, I applied for research training at the National Institutes of Health. Perhaps because his wife… — Harold E. Varmus
Plenty of funds have fine long-term returns despite being tax-inefficient and generally costly. But a dirty secret is this: Average, no-load fund investors do much… — Kenneth Fisher
Despite its many critics, hydraulic fracturing will change the nature of energy production. — Kenneth Fisher
Despite the absurdity and the silliness and the triviality of the entire campaign experience, there is also something, as non-cynical as this sounds, kind of… — Michael Hastings
Despite the sometimes sordid turns his life took, Michael Jackson always held my fascination, like he did for most of us. — Shawn Amos
You have a natural tendency to want an emotionally satisfying tale - and to make investments based on that - despite times when the actual… — Barry Ritholtz
Despite all the media coverage, glitz and glam of hedge funds, they have not done well for their investors. They have high - some say… — Barry Ritholtz

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